[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61428-61429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21977]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0170]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer 
Combination Vehicles

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its 
review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval 
to renew an ICR titled, ``Training Certification for Drivers of Longer 
Combination Vehicles'' OMB Control No. 2126-0026. This ICR relates to 
Agency requirements for drivers to be certified to operate longer 
combination vehicles (LCVs), and associated recordkeeping requirements 
that motor carriers must satisfy before permitting their drivers to 
operate LCVs. Motor carriers, upon inquiry by authorized Federal, 
State, or local officials, must produce an LCV Driver-Training 
Certificate for each of their LCV drivers.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before December 
12, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System Docket Number FMCSA-2022-0170 using any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.

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     Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see 
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received 
will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the 
online instructions for accessing the dockets, or go to the street 
address listed above. To be sure someone is there to help you, please 
call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Dockets 
Operations.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov. As described in the 
system of records notice DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, which can be reviewed at 
https://www.dot.gov/privacy, the comments are searchable by the name of 
the submitter.
    Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available 
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic 
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``FAQ'' section 
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you 
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed, 
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that 
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the 
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be 
considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and 
Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-4225 or by email 
at [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone 
(202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    An LCV is any combination of a truck-tractor and two or more semi-
trailers or trailers that operates on the National System of Interstate 
and Defense Highways (according to 23 CFR part 470.107) and has a gross 
vehicle weight greater than 80,000 pounds. To enhance the safety of LCV 
operations on our Nation's highways, section 4007(b) of the Motor 
Carrier Act of 1991 directed the Secretary of Transportation to 
establish Federal minimum training requirements for drivers of LCVs 
(Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Public Law 
102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2152). The Secretary of Transportation 
delegated responsibility for establishing these requirements to FMCSA 
(49 CFR part 1.87), and on March 30, 2004, after appropriate notice and 
solicitation of public comment, FMCSA established the current training 
requirements for operators of LCVs (69 FR 16722). The regulations bar 
motor carriers from permitting their drivers to operate an LCV if they 
have not been properly trained in accordance with the requirements of 
Sec.  380.113. Drivers receive an LCV Driver-Training Certificate upon 
successful completion of these training requirements. Motor carriers 
employing an LCV driver must verify the driver's qualifications to 
operate an LCV and must maintain a copy of the LCV Driver-Training 
Certificate and present it to authorized Federal, State, or local 
officials upon request.

Renewal of This Information Collection (IC)

    The current burden estimate associated with this IC, approved by 
OMB on June 26, 2020, is 4,200 hours. The expiration date of the 
current ICR is June 30, 2023. Through this ICR renewal, the Agency 
requests an increase in the burden hours from 4,200 hours to 4,360 
hours. The increase is the result of the increase in estimated driver 
population as well as the increase in expected industry growth rate for 
drivers from 2020 to 2030.
    Title: Training Certification for Drivers of LCVs.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0026.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an information collection.
    Respondents: LCV training providers, drivers, and motor carriers 
employing LCV drivers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,082, consisting of 240 LCV 
training providers, plus 240 newly-certified LCV drivers seeking 
employment, plus 25,681 currently certified LCV drivers seeking 
employment plus 25,921 motor carriers employing LCV drivers.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes for preparation of LCV 
Driver-Training Certificates for drivers who successfully complete the 
LCV training, and 10 minutes for activities associated with the LCV 
Driver-Training Certificate during the hiring process.
    Expiration Date: June 30, 2023.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,360 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance 
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and 
(4) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the 
quality of the information collected. The agency will summarize or 
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2022-21977 Filed 10-7-22; 8:45 am]
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